What Kind of Homes Did the Apaches Live in?
Geography The Apache tribes migrated to the southwestern United States from Canada in the 1500s or 1600s and settled in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Today, they mainly live on reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma with small parts of their population in surrounding states. Considerations Historically the Apache tribe were hunters and gatherers. They had to deal with the weather extremes of the high desert country that made agriculture unsuitable for the most part. This meant they needed to spend a great deal of time finding food and needed to move on when the weather changed, when animals migrated or when other food supplies ran out. They hunted for antelope, buffalo, deer, rabbits and pheasants and gathered fruit, nuts and seeds. During part of the year, some people in the tribe stayed put and did some limited farming for squash, corn, beans and pumpkins. They also traded with other tribes for extra corn, as corn was a large part of their diet. Significance With the men’
